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Defra will rely on joint working to achieve many of its aims, reports Suzannah Brecknell, and secretary of state Caroline Spelman is keen that its expertise is shared as widely as possible.

As the spending review rolls on, cross-departmental working seems to be on the agenda at the Treasury. Suzannah Brecknell reports.

This week’s interviewee is a practice manager, responsible for the business and operational management of a major GP partnership

With public service reform in the spotlight Bernard Jenkin, new chair of the public administration select committee, tells Suzannah Brecknell it’s an exciting time to be scrutinising the “process of good and efficient governance”

In seeking savings, civil servants are being asked to work with people outside their department – and even outside government. Suzannah Brecknell reports on new research that suggests they’re not fully persuaded.

Though the skills have existed for years, knowledge and information management has only recently coalesced as a profession. Suzannah Brecknell talks to KIM head Oliver Morley about the data revolution being driven by IT 

What does the list of the 172 highest-earning public servants tell us about the upper echelons of government? Suzannah Brecknell reports.